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Brewer's: Gombeen Man
(The). A tallyman; a village usurer; a money-lender. The word is of Irish extraction. “They suppose that the tenants can have no other supply of capital than from the gombeen man.” —…Brewer's: Emergency Man
(An). One engaged for some special service, as in Irish evictions. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894EmeuteEmergency A B C D E F G H I J K L M N…Brewer's: Last Man
(The) Charles I. was so called by the Parliamentarians, meaning that he would be the last king of Great Britain. His son, Charles II., was called The Son of the Last Man. Last Man A…Brewer's: Fall of Man
(The). The degeneracy of the human race in consequence of the “fall” [or disobedience] of Adam, man's federal head. Adam fell, or ceased to stand his ground, under temptation. Source:…Brewer's: Fancy Man
(A). A cavalier servant or cicisbeo; one selected by a married lady to escort her to theatres, etc., to ride about with her, and to amuse her. The man she “fancies” or likes. Source:…Brewer's: Fast Man
(A) is one who lives a continual round of “pleasure” so fast that he wears himself out. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Fast and LooseFast Girl A B C D E…Brewer's: Heavy Man
(The), in theatrical parlance, means an actor who plays foil to the hero, such as the king in Hamlet, the mere foil to the prince; Iago is another “heavy man's” part as foil to Othello;…Brewer's: Horsey Man
(A). One who affects the manners and style of a jockey or horse-dealer. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Hortus SiccusHorsemen A B C D E F G H I J K…Brewer's: Green Man
This public-house sign represents the gamekeeper, who used at one time to be dressed in green. But the `Green Man' shall I pass by unsung, Which mine own James upon his sign-post hung? His…The Man in the Iron Mask
Director/Writer:Randall WallaceDirector of Photography:Peter SuschitzkyEditor:William HoyMusic:Nick Glennie-SmithProduction Designer:Anthony PrattProducers:Paul Hitchcock and Rene…Trending
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